If you are a Bomber pilot who wishes to make it home more often, you may want to take your skills to new heights. Taking the time to become accurate from altitude, can really change the game, especially, when the enemy expects you to come in low for those small targets.
First, you need recon. Use this link to see photos of the targets for each map. https://theairtacticalassaultgroup.c...splay.php?f=49
It's not enough to know where the target is located, but you need know the best direction to come at the target to maximize the damage. For example, if your target is a runway, the direction of approach is very important.
Caffiers runway.jpg
Smaller targets more importantly need reconnaissance. These targets need you to be lined up very precisely to minimize last second adjustments that throw the bombs off the line. The bomber must be balanced, wind considered, drifting, altitude, speed, bomb type, and type of target must be considered for most accuracy.
I use 500lb and 40lb bombs with fuse set to zero. The 500s drop with more accuracy, and the 40s drop well before target, so your timing must be perfect. In single mode, I drop the 500s first, then switch to salvo and drop the 40s last to carpet my 500s. You can also switch to slot #2 (40lbs) instead of salvo if you have a longer target and want to spread the 40s out, as well as hitting some buildings with the 500s.
Caffiers Frieght Dispersal 13,500.jpg
Don't be afraid of going after those really small targets, you’ll get it in time. Here is an attack on the Communications HQ from 14,800 ft. It was cool to see those barrage balloons explode. The Mansion also suffered damage.
Comm HQ 14,800ft.jpg
When attacking fuel storage targets, sometimes close is enough. This is an attack on St.Omer fuel from 15,000 ft, which cut through the corner of the target causing a fuel explosion, which then triggered the whole thing to blow.
St.Omer first hit.jpg
St.Omer Fuel Facility 15,000ft.jpg
In time, your skills can get creative. In this bomb drop you will see the first target exploding from my 500s.
Folkestone rail 500s (1).jpg
After I dropped the 500s, I shifted the plane to the left to cause my belly to sway to the right, then I dropped the 40s hitting the targets to the right of the tracks and the first line. This target was taken out with one pass.
Folkestone Railyard 16,000ft (2).jpg
Hitting ships from altitude is a big challenge, but those Corvettes are deadly, so it's worth a try. I scared this ship's crew from 9,200 ft.
ShipHit 9,200ft.jpg
These drops are with the Blenheim, but the Br20, Ju88, and He111 are equally deadly from altitude. Here is a link to the Lotfe7 tool to assist you with that accuracy.
https://theairtacticalassaultgroup.c...ls/lotfe7.html
If you can hit small targets from 10-15,000, you can hit airfields from 20,000+.
Hope this inspires some new found skills in others. Good luck and have fun with it.
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